Catholic Answers LIVE
Catholic Answers Live, hosted by Cy Kellett, is a daily, two-hour radio program dedicated to Catholic apologetics and evangelization. According to listener surveys, it is a runaway favorite on Catholic stations across America.
As a call-in program, Catholic Answers Live connects listeners to prominent leaders in the Church today—including scholars, nuns, priests, bishops, and cardinals—and touches on every aspect of our lives as Christians. You'll hear discussions on just about everything relating to the Church: doctrinal controversies, family concerns, social issues, evangelization, ethics…you name it!
Catholic Answers Live airs every Monday through Friday from 6-8 PM Eastern (3-4 PM Pacific) on over 360 AM and FM stations in the United States, Sirius Satellite Radio channel 130, and through the Internet at catholic.com. If you can't listen live, you can subscribe to our podcast or download individual shows from our MP3 archive.
Call in with your question at 1-888-31-TRUTH!
Most Recent Episodes
Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.
Questions Covered:
03:37 – Is the particular judgement after we are sent to heaven or hell or before?
07:27 – Are the sacraments like an extension of the Incarnation throughout time?
12:00 – If someone were to be sacramentally married, die, and be brought back to life, would they have to be married again to their spouse?
16:47 – How does the Church have valid apostolic succession?
19:35 – How careful do we have to be about not getting coronavirus?
23:46 – My friend tells me he won’t believe in God because of the Crusades and the Inquisition. How can I respond to that?
32:36 – Is it true that early Christians were barbaric and murderous, not even believing in the Sonship of Christ? A friend recently told me this.
36:13 – My evangelical friend says that Catholics lie about who Mary’s parents were and that Jesus fell three times. They said those things are not in Scripture. How can I respond?
45:42 – How can I help someone who feels overwhelming fear of hell and so goes to confession as often as possible?
51:23 – How is the Eucharist an offering?
Resources Mentioned:
Understanding Scrupulosity: Questions, Helps, and Encouragement by Rev. Thomas Santa C.Ss.R.
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Questions Covered:
13:28 – How do science and technology conflict with faith and how can we manage the relationship between technology and faith?
16:40 – I think the Bible and science are in direct conflict. How do you reconcile the two?
25:08 – I spend time with a lot of atheist and agnostic friends who believe in science. What is the strongest scientific evidence for God?
33:40 – There are some neuroscientists that claim that our brains believe in God because of chemical reactions and not because of His actual existence. How can I respond?
43:40 – A lot of my friends debate me on my belief in God. How can I explain why God allows bad things to happen in the world?
47:50 – I saw God’s hand in my garden this year because beetles did not destroy my crops. A wasp appeared that never had before and it eats the beetles that eat the garden. God is amazing!
49:42 – Can you explain singularity, and do you think God will allow that to happen?
Resources Mentioned:
Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy
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Questions Covered:
03:40 – I am wondering if my Baptism was valid. I was baptized in the Baptist church and I think there was a separation of form and matter. Can you help me?
11:22 – Should girls be permitted to be altar servers?
16:54 – How do I teach kids how to pray?
20:56 – I know someone who had a pacemaker and poor quality of life. They chose to turn their pacemaker off so they wouldn’t have to continue suffering. Was this ethical?
30:30 – What are the guidelines for incensing at Mass? When the priest has the water and wine put into the chalice, they always wipe the inside a little bit after. Why?
34:33 – What does the Catholic Church teach about how people should use their money? Should they give it all to the Church?
37:08 – My friend is searching for belief in God and feeling a fear for death. How can I help them to come to believe in God?
44:52 – I recently came back to the Church. My fiance doesn’t want our son to be baptized so young, she wants him to decide for himself. How can I talk to her about this important sacrament?
49:30 – When the priest holds up one host and that becomes the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, when do the rest of the hosts become consecrated?
51:11 – I am coming into the Church and I am trying to explain to my father the Catholic Church’s authority. He said that I am trusting my human authority to pick the Catholic Church. How can I respond?
Resources Mentioned:
ncbcenter.org
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How can the Catholic Church teach that we need to worry about losing our salvation through mortal sin when the Bible teaches that we have been sanctified once and for all? Karlo Broussard tackles another Protestant challenge.
Cy:
Are your future sins already forgiven? Next, with Karlo.
Hello, and welcome to Focus, The Catholic Answer’s podcast for living, understanding and defending the Catholic faith. Remember to subscribe to Focus wherever you get your podcasts. And if you would, please give us that five star rating and help us to grow this podcast. Some of our Protestant friends tell…
Questions Covered
01:10 – Why does the doxology say “present and future?”
04:53 – How do we know that the first cause is the Christian God and not some polytheistic god?
15:13 – Is it sinful for a baptized Catholic to be baptized into a different denomination? And is it sinful for my family to attend that baptism?
20:05 – How do I respond to people who say Catholics divide their loyalty between the Vatican and America?
28:52 – Why do we say Mary and Joseph were married if they never consummated it?
40:52 – How can I explain to a young child what “I have the body of Jesus in my hand” means?
47:35 – Why do some Catholics worship Mary?
Resources Mentioned
Behold Your Mother by Tim Staples
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